Archive for the Category ◊ Lakefest ◊

Lakefest Highlights start on Thursday…Come out and enjoy the beauty of the hot-air balloons! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and spend the evening watching the balloons inflate and provide fun, FREE hot-air balloon rides for children 12 and younger. This event is scheduled for Thursday, July 18, starting at 6 pm at the Lake Country Business Park located on Noblin Farm Road (next to Clarksville Elementary School).

Hot dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks and ice cream treats will be available, courtesy of MeadowView Terrace. Children’s games, a dunking booth and other activities will be available at the event, too, all courtesy of Halifax Regional Health System. A minimal fee will be charged for the food and activities; however, all proceeds will be donated to the Southeastern Alzheimer’s Association.

With the weather cooperating (pilot can fly only when the wind is less than 10 mph and there are no storms within a 60 mile radius), all activities will continue until dusk. For more information, contact the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce at 434-374-2436.

This year’s Lakefest raffle is a host of prizes that will soar above the rest in a whole new way to 1 lucky winner!

This year’s “Lakefest Raffle ~ Up, Up & Away” , valued at over $1700, includes:

• More details to come

The drawing will be held on Friday evening during one of the band’s breaks on July 19, at the main stage area (behind Wells Fargo) and you need not be present to win. The person holding the winning ticket will win all of the gifts in the “Lakefest Raffle ~ Up, Up & Away”. Tickets are $5 each, $12 for three and $20 for six. You can purchase tickets at the Lake Country Chamber of Commerce, 105 2nd Street. All proceeds will benefit The Chamber’s future projects.

Enter your antique automobiles in the 19th annual Antique Auto Show, which will be featured at Lakefest in Clarksville on Saturday, July 20, at Century 21 On the Lake (412 Virginia Avenue) and the lawn areas adjacent to realty office. Great trophies will be made in the categories of 1) Hard Luck Story, 2) Oldest Vehicle, 3) Longest Distance Traveled, 4) Diamond in the Rough and 5) The most important trophy of the show; Tom Lilly BEST IN SHOW Award. Among those who have registered their vehicle in the show, there will be two prizes of $50 each that will be given away that afternoon.

To register your vehicle for the show, complete a registration form (available at Century 21 On the Lake or at the Chamber Office) and return with the $10 fee prior to festival or $20 day of the show. The application can be mailed out or faxed to those interested in participating. For more information about registering your vehicle for the show, contact Century 21 On the Lake (434-374-2279) or the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce (434-374-2436) or HERE.

Bob Murphy, an organizer of the antique auto show is shown with two vehicles that he will be entering: on the left is a 1937 Ford, which took part in the July 2010 Dupont Registry, was the “Good Guys” pick at Myrtle Beach this year and it also won the PPG award in York, PA. Car on the right is a rare 1972 Buick Grand Sport Convertible–only 39 were made. Other organizers of the auto show are Lise Burnett, Glen Burney, and Jackie Lilly. The late Tom Lilly, husband of Jackie Lilly, originally sponsored this show.

• Trucker’s Parade for Cancer, Charlotte County & Nelson County, Va.
• Farmville Chamber of Commerce
• Ruritan Club of South Hill Va.
• Phenix Volunteer Fire Dept.

Beginning on the early morning of July 18, Alan Matsumoto and his friends will start their creative adventure in making a “larger than life” sand sculpture for the 36^th annual Virginia Lake Festival.  Starting with several tons of sand…Matsumoto and his fellow sculptures begin the process of making a creation from the ground up.  It is fascinating to watch them work and attempt to figure out exactly what the ending result will be.  He may give some helpful hints along the way…

Matsumoto served as a structural engineer in Vancouver, Canada for 19 years and has been professionally sand sculpting fulltime now for 21 years.  He currently lives in Roanoke, VA.

He shared the World Champion Sand sculpting title my teammates for seven years straight, held a Guinness World Record in sand sculpting, and has appeared in various media including National Geographic magazine and on the NBC Today Show.  Matsumoto has also been the National Snow sculpting Champion of Canada and twice Champion of Province of British Columbia.

His professional sand sculptures have been seen in more than 24 State Fairs
and more County Fairs, malls, and festivals from Florida to Alaska and
Hawaii. He has created sand sculptures in other countries and cities that include Perth, Melbourne, Sydney Australia, Luliang, Sanya China, Johannesburg South Africa, Venice Italy, Aruba, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Quebec City.  In 2010 he was called to carve snow for the NBC Today Show during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Be sure to stop by and check out his work starting Thursday morning, July 18 and stop by often to check on his progress until he finishes up the project on Saturday, July 20, around noon.

Alan and team in 2010 at the 33rd annual Lakefest

Welcome back to the 2nd Annual Lakefest Idol Competition. The Clarksville Lake Country Chamber & Clarksville Community Players have created this exciting Fundraiser for Lakefest! We are happy to once again host a fun singing competition for those who love to sing and compete for a chance to showcase their talent at Lakefest Opening Ceremonies July 19th at 7 pm at the main stage area behind Wells Fargo.

Mirroring some of the exciting features of American Idol, The CCP & Clarksville Chamber will have a panel of judges, auditions and finals. The winner of the final competition will be named the Second Official “Lakefest Idol’ title winner and sing the night of the opening ceremonies.

Everyone will be able to come see the talent on the audition dates and the audience will even have a chance to vote at the top 10-finalist competition for their favorite singer on June 29th. So get your vocal cords ready and come be apart of the fun!! Download an application HERE.

The Past 8 Years of Lakefest Logo Winners

Would your like an extra $250 in your wallet?  If you are artistically inclined, consider putting your talents to in motion for the 2013 Virginia Lake Festival (Lakefest) and enter the annual Lakefest logo design contest!  The Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce encourages all area artists to enter the contest.

In addition to the cash prize, the winning artist will have their design featured on the official 2013 Lakefest t-shirts and on brochures, flyers and other promotion materials of the three-day event, plus the winning artist will be announced in area newspapers for their accomplishment.

Those wanting to enter the contest may pick up an entry form at the Clarksville Chamber of Commerce, 105 Second Street or call the Chamber and one will be mailed to you, or print one here.  For artwork designs to be considered in the judging, original and signed entries must be delivered to the Clarksville Chamber Office or submitted by mail to the Lake Festival Committee, P.O. Box 1017, Clarksville, VA, 23927, no later than March 15, 2013.  For more information call the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce at (434) 374-2436 or e-mail director(at)kerrlake(dot)com.